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Old 07-12-2016, 11:27 PM   #1
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Today was upsetting

This is totally my fault and I was literally feeling sick about it. I have spent the last two weeks reassembling the rear half of my truck to run wiring for compressors and tail lights. I got it all back together and got the cab back on. I went to fire up the accuair and it pumped up and then just sat there blinking at me........ When it dawned on me I just walked out of he garage and sat for a while. I forgot to run he damn ride height sensor wiring while I had it apart. back apart it comes this weekend. One of these times it will be the last time it goes together.
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Old 07-12-2016, 11:29 PM   #2
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Old 07-12-2016, 11:31 PM   #3
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I know the pictures are deceiving so I'll go ahead and say the wires weren't that obviously forgotten. They were on the shelf in the corner. I'm kicking myself because I sat and thought it through to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything before I put her back together. I plugged them in for the photo.
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Old 07-13-2016, 12:32 AM   #4
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Holy moly.. well, I can't say I have been there done that because that truck of yours looks more like a space shuttle compared to mine.

The only way I know to prevent a missed step is with a great big meticulous checklist and I reckon making a checklist for something that complicated would have taken longer up front than the disassembly/reassembly that you are gearing up for.

I have had my share of oops that make me retrace my steps though - and actually I prefer when it is my own fault because how could I ever forgive someone else? :-)

Truck looks great though; maybe you can recoup some of the extra cost in time by having someone videotape the re-assembly for youtube.. you will be looking good with no "uhs" or "uhms" since you've definitely been there done that!
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Old 07-13-2016, 05:53 AM   #5
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Re: Today was upsetting

We have all been there one time or another, don't beat yourself up to bad, you are building one hell of a ride there
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Old 07-13-2016, 06:27 PM   #6
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We have all been there one time or another, don't beat yourself up to bad, you are building one hell of a ride there
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Old 07-13-2016, 12:21 PM   #7
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yea man....water under the bridge! Keeping going, what you have going looks amazing!
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Old 07-13-2016, 09:56 PM   #8
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Super clean install, I know it sucks to have to crawl under the truck again when you thought you were done lol!!!
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